Moonies move Iowa center to Iowa City
The Unification Church relocates its Iowa center from Ames to Iowa City citing local fundraising pressures and perceived media bias. State coordinator Warren Deming says the move aims to better educate and engage residents and students while noting a decline in full time missionaries from 20 to three.
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Sun Myung Moon
Iowa
Unification Church
Ames
Warren Deming
Deming
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Clark campaign spends heavily as Iowa Senate bid looms
UPI reports Sen. Dick Clark of Iowa has raised $126 080 and spent $107 151 this year, with more than 100 000 spent ahead of a 1980 re election. Mondale Bergland dinners and travel costs dominate fundraising activity while potential opponents remain unnamed. Culver also files early campaign activity.
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UPI
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Mondale
Bergland
Iowa State Center
Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc
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Tom Stoner
John Culver
Commission
Culver
Turner Says No Impropriety In Criminal Code Work
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner defends office actions on the new criminal code. A Woodward memo urged a priority to defeat the bill with amendments labeled good or fair, though officials say no amendments were filed. Turner claims his staff aimed to improve the code and would have voted no regardless.
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Des Moines
Richard Turner
Garry Woodward
Woodward
Turner
Iowa House
Gazette
the Gazette
Cowboy hat at center of Tama car theft trial
A Tama County jury acquitted Gordon Lasley of operating a vehicle without the owner's consent after witnesses tied the case to a cowboy hat. Testimony showed Lasley wore the hat the night in question, with defense and prosecution key players recounting who actually took the car.
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Neville
Tama City
Jared Bauch
Perry Mason
Lauretta Quigley
William Hill
Marshalltown
Quigley
Troy Wanatee
Brown
Bauch
Iowa City Council Nominees Set After Voter Primary
In a light turnout 4205 Iowa City voters halved the candidate field for two at large seats. Incumbent Bob Vevera led with 2094 votes followed by Fredrie Branson 1315 Ira Bolnick 1249 and Glenn Roberts 1165. Pat Foster defeated with 899 votes. Johnson County Auditor Stockett noted about 12 percent turnout.
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Bob Vevera
Fredrie Branson
Ira Bolnick
Glenn Roberts
Pat Foster
Paul Poulsen
John Clyton
David Smithers
Johnson County
Tom Stockett
Rape Crisis Help Line Opens in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids phone number debuts as a rape crisis help line offering confidential support. Officials urge anyone in need to call for confidential counseling, guidance, and resources.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Faces 48 000 Monthly Food Stamp Funds Cutoff
Iowa officials race to craft a plan within 10 days to place 151 county food stamp workers under the state merit system to satisfy USDA rules. Failure to comply could trigger the loss of about 48 133 dollars monthly in federal funding.
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UPI
Iowa
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Don Kassar
USDA
Social Services Department
Social Services
Kevin Burns
Burns
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Monticello votes down 75000 bond for school kitchen
Monticello Community School District voters reject a 750000 bond measure for kitchen and lunchroom facilities at the junior senior high building. Only 42 percent approve while 1168 vote no, well short of the 60 percent needed. The plan would have added a large kitchen, library, and classrooms.
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Monticello
Masonic Lodge
Brandon voters choose four for city council seats
Beverly Bearbower was eliminated with 11 votes in Tuesday's primary. Advancing to the November general election for two City Council seats are Glen Larson with 39 votes, Roger Duello with 30, Leeland Bagby with 29, and Robert Bearbower with 25.
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Beverly Bearbower
Glen Larson
Roger Duello
Leeland Bagby
Robert Bearbower
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